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Belgium Suffers Blowback Over Qatargate, Minister Says
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Belgium Suffers Blowback Over Qatargate, Minister Says
June 7, 2023

Some countries take it ‘personally’ when prosecutors accuse them of corruption, Belgian interior minister tells POLITICO. By Barbara MOENS and Pieter HAECK For the past six months, Brussels has been at the center of the biggest European Union corruption scandal […]

Will the Man Behind Lebanon’s Financial Collapse Go to Jail?
May 28, 2023

The message to the Lebanese people is clear: the rich political elite are still holding all the strings, and nothing has changed, Steven Sahiounie writes.

Will the Man Behind Lebanon’s Financial Collapse Go to Jail?
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Silence and Submission
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Silence and Submission
May 19, 2023

Aprecedent is being set in Ireland’s parliament with worrying legal implications for Europe. Ironically, this illiberal infringement of free speech is intended to demonstrate our fidelity to European liberal values.

U.S. 8th Graders Don’t Know Much About History
May 15, 2023

What American kids know – or don’t – about the nation’s history and civics is a reflection of the political and economic circumstances affecting their schools, writes Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz.

U.S. 8th Graders Don’t Know Much About History
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You Don’t Have to Choose Between Happiness and Being Informed
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You Don’t Have to Choose Between Happiness and Being Informed
May 15, 2023

This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society’s biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they generally support one of the two mainstream political factions who are both driving us toward destruction.

Big Gambles Heading Into Gusting Headwinds
May 15, 2023

There is no assurance at all that the tech prospect will materialise. It may, but it may not. And that is a huge gamble.

Big Gambles Heading Into Gusting Headwinds
Security
Ireland Crushes Free Speech
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Ireland Crushes Free Speech
May 7, 2023

Ireland’s far-left government is in the midst of passing some of the most extreme legislation on so-called hate speech that the Western world has ever seen.

This Debt Ceiling Fight Is Truly Different This Time
May 6, 2023

Now that we’re post-FOMC and ECB we have a clear playing field for another 6 weeks. The US debt ceiling theater is now center-stage along with completing the transition away from LIBOR, which will become an anachronism at the end of Q2.

This Debt Ceiling Fight Is Truly Different This Time
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